Full audio recording of Tyreek Hill, fiancée Crystal Espinal released

A local Kansas City radio station, 610 KCSP, has released the full audio recording of a conversation between Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his fiancee Crystal Espinal on Tuesday. Both the NFL and the Chiefs have had heard the entire audio recording, but this is the first time that the public has heard it.

Back in April, KCTV5 released snippets of the recording, in which Espinal accused Hill of breaking the arm of their 3-year-old son. In the full recording, the argument spans the entire timeline of dysfunction between Hill and Espinal. Hill is heard repeatedly denying both the 2014 domestic abuse allegation between him and Espinal, and the child abuse allegation involving their 3-year-old son.

Here is transcription of parts of the full 11-minute audio recording that hadn’t been previously heard:

“…You [expletive] ruined my life and you lied on me in 2014. I’m still not over that. Because I didn’t touch you in 2014, and I can put that on everything I love, bro. That’s the real truth.” Hill said to Espinal about the domestic abuse allegations dating back to his days at Oklahoma State University.

“And if you want to rewind that night we can rewind that night too, [expletive]. You was in my house. And did I pick you up and slam you? Hell no, I picked you up and put you out my door and after that you left. And on my son you did that, bro. And then you get in the courtroom you want to sit up there and cry on the stand. ‘He hit me, he hit me.’ Man, come on bro.”

“No I did not,” Hill said. “Bro, and that’s the sad part. I want you to sit on this flight and think about that night. How about that? Since you want to break something up.”

“Ok I will sit on this flight and I will think about that. But I honestly want you to think about that night between me and you getting into an argument about the way you disciplined [our son], and even the CPS lady says you don’t do it correctly.” Espinal said.

“Ok. I will listen,” Hill said. “I will listen. But like I said…”

“No, you’re not listening to me,” Espinal interjected. “Think about why a freaking three-year old will tell everybody and anybody that you broke his arm. Why would [our son] do that?”

“Because I’m the only one that plays with him. Maybe that’s why?” Hill said.

“I’m the only one that do [expletive] with him,” Hill said. “I’m the one who gets physical with him.”

“I play with [our son] a hell of a lot more than you do,” Espinal said. “You just sit on your [expletive] game all the [expletive] time. So don’t sit here and tell me I don’t play with him.”

“You right, you right bro,” Hill said.

“Like I said, I’m sorry for everything that happened,” Hill said. “This obviously wasn’t a match made in heaven right here. You know what I’m saying, we don’t need no beef.”

“No we do not, but you really, really need to think about why [our son] says somebody broke his arm,” Espinal said. “And every single time he said it’s you.”

“No, cuz…”

“If I look at him he’ll change his story,” Espinal interrupted.

“Because he’s telling the truth then,” Hill said. “That’s sad, bro…”

“And then you sit here and tell me that I’m not riding for you,” Espinal said.

“I gotta get on your [expletive] to get the whole truth out.” Hill said. “You told me the truth finally, bro. See I like when you finally tell me the truth, bro.”

“If I would have said that the very first time to you, before this whole allegation got brought up, you would have gone crazy,” Espinal said.

“You’re still supposed to tell the truth, though, right?” Hill said. “That’s what somebodies wife is supposed to do.”

“And I’m telling the truth,” Espinal said.

“Now somehow this investigation got brought back up and you’re about to lose your [expletive],” Espinal said.

…

“I wish I didn’t know you. I never should have had sex with you. I wish we didn’t have kids. My life is supposed to be a whole lot easier right now. 2014 wasn’t supposed to happen. None of that [expletive]. But I broke my son’s arm? Come on, let’s be real, bro.” Hill said. “You know how I am with kids. You know how I am with him. I’m very hard on him but I would never hurt my son in life.”

…

“If he’s terrified of me, when we were in that … gym with all of those kids the what, huh?” Hill said.

“When we get home it’s for real. It’s serious time. It’s time to lock in. Because he know I don’t play,” Hill said. “I want my son to learn respect. Something that you did not teach our son. It’s something that he will get his [expletive] ran over in this world. Because first of all, our son is black. These white folks don’t give a [expletive] about our kids. They don’t and you know that, bro and that’s sad, bro.”

“Things could have been handled a lot differently with him than they have been now, and these twins,” Espinal said.

“You right, bro,” Hill said. “I’ll just let you have it.”

One of the things that stood out in the full audio recording is that there is no push-back whatsoever from Espinal when Hill denies having physically abused her in 2014. Hill denies the incident, to which he plead guilty, several times throughout the recording. Keep in mind that Espinal recorded this private conversation without the consent or knowledge of Hill.

Hill definitely seems aggravated throughout the entire audio recording, as illustrated by his multiple expletives. Listening to the audio in its entirety paints the entire situation in a different light than the previously released snippets.

Hill met with NFL investigators two weeks ago and a potential ruling on a suspension is expected as soon as this week. Hill could still face discipline from the NFL despite the criminal case into allegations of child abuse being closed.

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